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<i>Reviews by Rosemary McClure, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer</i><br>
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In Waikiki, tourist food comes in two flavors: exorbitant and outrageous. This becomes clear to visitors when they walk into the restaurant at their beachfront hotel and find their only option is a breakfast buffet that serves up bacon and bankruptcy. They'll shell out $20 or more a person for eggs and pineapple juice.<br>
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Lunch? Expect to pay $21 for a burger, fries and a soda. The dinner buffet will tally about $35 each.<br>
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And then, of course, there's the hotel luau -- chalk up about $100 a person. But what's a visit to Hawaii without living high on the hog at a hotel pig roast? You might not have another chance to savor poi or watch hula dancers.<br>
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Oh yes, you will. We're going to tell you how.

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Reviews by Rosemary McClure, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

In Waikiki, tourist food comes in two flavors: exorbitant and outrageous. This becomes clear to visitors when they walk into the restaurant at their beachfront hotel and find their only option is a breakfast buffet that serves up bacon and bankruptcy. They'll shell out $20 or more a person for eggs and pineapple juice.

Lunch? Expect to pay $21 for a burger, fries and a soda. The dinner buffet will tally about $35 each.

And then, of course, there's the hotel luau -- chalk up about $100 a person. But what's a visit to Hawaii without living high on the hog at a hotel pig roast? You might not have another chance to savor poi or watch hula dancers.

Oh yes, you will. We're going to tell you how. (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)

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